Mark Kotsay vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis
Joe Saunders has dominated this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Saunders. Despite batting 0.286, 4% above their career average and above Saunders's career opposing average of 0.283, Kotsay's OPS of 0.571 is 22% below the career mark of 0.737. Edge: Saunders.
How Mark Kotsay put the ball into play against Joe Saunders
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to Mark Kotsay
Matchup Details for Mark Kotsay and Joe Saunders
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark Kotsay and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Mark Kotsay Career Plate Appearances
7109
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
0.286
Mark Kotsay Career Batting Average
0.276
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Home Runs
127
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed
179
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Mark Kotsay Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Mark Kotsay Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.071
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mark Kotsay Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.168
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
0.286
Mark Kotsay Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Hit By Pitch
13
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Intentional Walks
38
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Strikeouts
757
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
0.000
Mark Kotsay Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.390
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
0.000
Mark Kotsay Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.730
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Mark Kotsay Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.334
Joe Saunders Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Sacrifice Hits
30
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Sacrifice Flies
48
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Ground into Double Play
152
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0